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Where to invest when a GFC looms

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... mismatch? Natixis said it could be simply because stocks are expensive and bond yields are low - leaving them no alternative places to invest. "The most likely rationale for staying put is simply the direct conflict presented by an aging bull market ...

New tool launches to help FASEA code compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... monitoring and disciplinary body in early 2021," MyNextAdvice chief executive and co-founder Ray McHale said. "The code also places a legal obligation on individual 'relevant providers' (advisers) to be able to give an account of how they have ...

Pensioners lose decades of savings in 24 hours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... director of enforcement Mark Steward said: "We know many people have big plans for their retirement, whether it's seeing new places, learning new skills or helping their families out financially. Pension scammers destroy those dreams, often forever." ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Sequoia China, Square Peg Capital and MasterCard. After an up and down year, Afterpay scraped into the top 50, dropping 21 places from its 2018 ranking to reach 47th. In June AUSTRAC went after the firm, ordering an audit of its compliance with the Anti-Money ...

Recognition for industry leader in fight against slavery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... said the Modern Slavery Act is significant not just to managers like Ausbil, but superannuation funds as well. The law places an obligation on trustees of super funds with revenue greater than $100 million to report to the government on the risks of ...

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
Australia is now ranked ninth in the world for retirement outcomes, sliding three places since last year. The Natixis Investment Managers Global Retirement Index ranks nations by retirement outcomes - assessing key areas like health, finances in retirement ...

Industry fund awards $125 million mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... Christian Super chief investment officer Tim Macready said. "Second, we made a strategic decision that there were better places to spend our active fee budget, given where we are in the cycle." Macready said the fund has increased allocations to private ...

Discounted LIC fund opens to all

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... investors concentrate their holdings in a few of the largest LIC's," Wilson said. "But the real opportunities, the places where we're finding bargains right now, are outside that group." Wilson said the decision to open the fund to all investors ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... position of 116th. Goss said the industry funds overall fared better than their government counterparts, dropping just two places on average compared with an average slide of 16 positions for government funds. "Why did that happen? I believe it's ...

M&G sets up shop down under

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... extension of the real estate manager's existing footprint in Australia, M&G global head of real estate Tony Brown said. "This places us closer to our existing assets and new investment opportunities in core real estate in Australia, as well as helping ...